Sports Commentator, Journalist. Ángel Fernández Rugama was a prominent Mexican sports journalist and football commentator. With a versatile career, he also worked as a reporter for the newspaper Excélsior and as a columnist for El Heraldo de México. He served as a commentator for baseball, billiards, and boxing as well. His narrative style was characterized by its fluidity, excitement, and poetry, also standing out for his creativity in assigning nicknames to players in the Mexican First Division, some of which became more recognized than the players' names. Born in Mexico City, Fernández Rugama abandoned his dentistry studies in 1954 to begin his journalistic career at the newspaper Excélsior. Later, he became the commentator for Club América's games after the team's acquisition in 1959 by Emilio Azcárraga. During his time at Telesistema Mexicano, now Televisa, he commented on significant sporting events, such as the inauguration of the Estadio Azteca, which he dubbed "El Coloso de Santa Úrsula". He also broadcasted the opening matches of notable events such as the XIX Olympiad in 1968 and the FIFA World Cups of 1970 and 1986. Additionally, he commented on the World Cups from Chile in 1962 to France in 1998. He also stood out as a radio show host, presenting programs such as "Mundo deportivo" on Radio Fórmula and "El fútbol y otras galaxias" on Estadio W, as well as hosting television programs such as "Baile con Vanart" and "El Precio es Blanco". Additionally, he participated as an entertainer in music recordings for the group El Super Show de Los Vázquez demonstrating his versatility in various media fields.
Sports Commentator, Journalist. Ángel Fernández Rugama was a prominent Mexican sports journalist and football commentator. With a versatile career, he also worked as a reporter for the newspaper Excélsior and as a columnist for El Heraldo de México. He served as a commentator for baseball, billiards, and boxing as well. His narrative style was characterized by its fluidity, excitement, and poetry, also standing out for his creativity in assigning nicknames to players in the Mexican First Division, some of which became more recognized than the players' names. Born in Mexico City, Fernández Rugama abandoned his dentistry studies in 1954 to begin his journalistic career at the newspaper Excélsior. Later, he became the commentator for Club América's games after the team's acquisition in 1959 by Emilio Azcárraga. During his time at Telesistema Mexicano, now Televisa, he commented on significant sporting events, such as the inauguration of the Estadio Azteca, which he dubbed "El Coloso de Santa Úrsula". He also broadcasted the opening matches of notable events such as the XIX Olympiad in 1968 and the FIFA World Cups of 1970 and 1986. Additionally, he commented on the World Cups from Chile in 1962 to France in 1998. He also stood out as a radio show host, presenting programs such as "Mundo deportivo" on Radio Fórmula and "El fútbol y otras galaxias" on Estadio W, as well as hosting television programs such as "Baile con Vanart" and "El Precio es Blanco". Additionally, he participated as an entertainer in music recordings for the group El Super Show de Los Vázquez demonstrating his versatility in various media fields.
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